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"Before unity in the industry must adapt the scene of each of the companies"...

posted on Mar 09, 2008 06:34PM
"Before unity in the industry must adapt the scene of each of the companies"
Written by Alejandra C. Pautt Photos: Pedro Da Silva
Sunday, 09 March 2008

Faced proposal issued by Sanz

Estílito Garcia Sutralum secretary general said that before executing a process of unity in the aluminum industry must adapt the scene of each company, because the unit must be based on consensus among the parties involved and sanitation companies



Estílito Garcia in the company of Reinaldo Herrera and Freddy Suarez said that the unity and union contract should begin to materialize in shares based on the discussion between the unions and among workers "so that the unit becomes effective certain specific conditions must exist before begin the process of unity. "

Among these conditions, Garcia said that companies must be healthy from the point of view of economic, technological and catch up with labor and environmental liabilities that each company has with the workers' well sanitation of the actors who have sumiéndolas led businesses in this grave crisis, to achieve this first step is undoubtedly requires capital. "

Secondly, he explained that the unions should discuss this option from within and workers to draw their own conclusions and make progress on the basis of a single contract "if not ... Not taking into account the two variables that present there may be a domino effect, and one of the companies can drag the other, "he said.

Here Estílito Garcia, secretary general of Sutralum, urged all secretaries general of the aluminum sector to next Monday March 17 leadership is to discuss on this approach "must give a healthy debate, constructive, positive conscience to arrive at joint positions. "




"At this time can not and should not have political positions in the midst of this discussion that disrupt the sense of unity ... Which include political trends that will be subject to direct discussions with the workers, "said Garcia.

Conversations with Sanz

Also reported this week that will be conducted further meetings with the minister and president of CVG Rodolfo Sanz "continue discussions this week with regard to the merits, they must also quantify the liabilities owed to each company according to the instruction itself Sanz. "

In regard to merit the new proposal offered by the president of CVG was 13, 14 and 15% where there is still no agreement "the unions were firm in telling the minister that these percentages can not be reached agreement. "

As for the changes that had asked the conglomerate sector leaders aluminum, Sanz has reiterated that it has a plan that includes economic - financial, operational, labor, prior analysis of the current situation "the minister has stated that the changes will be implemented ".

It is also referred to invest in the sector regarding investment will be in Caracas on Wednesday with the minister Sanz to hold a meeting with the finance minister Rodrigo Cabezas and the most representative of the Seniat José David Hair to seek resources for businesses of aluminum. "

While reiterated that it is necessary when talking unit that runs the recovery of aluminium industry and the possibility of union must be accompanied by the adoption of democratic workers.

Terms

For its part Reinaldo Herrera said that the conditions imposed on the unit are not a luxury but a necessity "should be placed conditions before starting to discuss a single contract."


"The speech of the unit and single contract should not distract the struggle that workers had always with respect to the payment of liabilities and the delivery of benefits that today are being violated in diverse businesses aluminum" he said Herrera.

He explained that it is first necessary to define the conditions and terms of unification "we can not offer a unit forced and unrealistic."

Likewise Freddy Suarez said that it is necessary that unions make a SWOT analysis separately and then together to assess the situation in the sector "Each company has its own reality ... Low figure of a single company say a priori that all we are going to win or lose it would be irresponsible. "

Finally expressed their willingness to support the minister in this proposed unit as long as it is done through participation, openness and guarantee to be given so successful.

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Unit

*** "It is necessary to set clear commitments and defined over time ... The merger may not occur overnight. "

*** "We do not want to believe that the proposed unit raised by the minister is part of the cyclical time generated by the crisis in the sector".

*** "We can not bet on a reorganization of the aluminum industry in an irresponsible manner."

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